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Oh, dear, dear, dear. You know folks that I'm a Samsung fan; I not only own a lot of products they make but I recommend them to others. But for the second time this week, the company has had egg on their faces. First, it was revealed that the company's voice-recognizing TVs were sending a lot more data over the internet
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Ok, I admit it... I geek out over digital signage. Why? because it's really cool, at least to me. There's practically nothing you can't do with a digital signage player and a little time. It's a great communications accessory, a great advertising tool... ok so it won't cook you dinner but that's about the limits
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I'm Ken Reid, a stand up comedian from Boston, MA and a life long television fan. I've been twice nominated as the Best Stand up in Boston and I have been featured on Comedy Central, NPR, Nerdist, and
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If you have satellite TV and live where it snows, you probably already know the answer. If you're thinking about getting satellite TV, you have probably heard horror stories about satellite TV in the winter. I'm here to set the record straight.

First of all, yes it's true that satellite service can be affected by severe weather. If it's raining or snowing very hard, your service can drop. The good news there is that in most cases it comes back on its own. You don't need to call anyone, you don't need to wait home between 8 and 12 for the repair person to show up. When the skies are clear, your reception will be too.

On the other hand, snow that gathers on a dish can be a concern. Some people just brush it off with a broom — very carefully — but that can create problems. The dish can lose its aim if it's not tightly screwed down, and then there's the whole thing about getting up on a ladder when it's cold and icy, that doesn't seem like a really fun thing to do. Neither does being in traction for a month because you fell.

There's one way to make sure that you never have to worry about getting snow off the dish and it's to use a dish heater. A dish heater is a heating element that fits on your dish and warms it just enough to melt the snow. It uses a low-power heating element and a special switch that only turns the heater on when it's needed so it saves power. With a dish heater, you don't have to worry about snow and ice on the dish. That will give you real peace of mind when you're deciding which company you're going to trust for your television service.

This week's podcast goes out to those lucky folks in the southern states, where it's already warm and dry enough to check your home theater equipment for any signs of winter decay.

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Even though digital TV signals don't respond as well to amplifiers, there are still times when an outdoor preamp is still the best choice. A low-noise preamp can help deal with the effects of distance and obstructions and give you a better chance of locking in signal more than 45 miles away. That's
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DIRECTV's C41W Wireless Genie Mini answers so many questions for you. For example, what if you want a receiver you can move from room to room? What if you don't really need TV in the guest room all the time and just want it when guests are there? What if you want to have a tailgate party
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DIRECTV offers an innovative and simple solution for individuals who are sick of skimming through the same dull channels on a daily basis. As a television service, it gives individuals and families access to entertainment packages that
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The internet is abuzz today with news that Samsung's smart TVs with voice recognition have been actively spying on you and that you can't stop them. That's a bit of an oversimplification but it's really not that far off the truth. Several news sources (including CNN) have raised concerns that Samsung's voice
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